| 单词 | communicable disease |
| 例句 | Controlled sterilization, research into communicable diseases, the perfection of new surgical techniques on the socially unfit—was it any wonder the best medical talents in the country were flocking to South Carolina? The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z When an epidemic of mumps broke out in the school, Katie went into action against communicable diseases. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Experts say that organizations and businesses with policies that contain specific language covering communicable diseases, which include the American Museum of Natural History, may have an easier road to getting their claims approved. Arts Groups Fight Their Insurers Over Coverage on Virus Losses 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z Officials are now working to determine who may be at risk, Dr. Scott Lindquist, the Washington State epidemiologist for communicable diseases, said during the news conference. Spread of coronavirus prompts CDC to expand 'enhanced health screenings' to 2 more US airports 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z The only thing Khoruts requires of donors is that they be free of digestive maladies and communicable diseases. It's a gut reaction: how other people's bacteria can cure us – extract 2013-03-31T00:05:02Z In other words, after the happy ending is secure, for having been homeless is very different from actively being homeless, which is tantamount to declaring yourself a communicable disease. Why Richard Gere’s “homeless” photo went viral: It’s more common — and closer to home — than we like to think 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z However, orphans, the sick and those with communicable diseases were still incarcerated behind its thick, towering black walls. The coalition's attacks on the NHS will return us to the age of the workhouse 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z “What I’m trying to do is mitigate communicable disease.” This summer camp was open during the 1918 flu outbreak. And it’s open this year. 2020-08-03T04:00:00Z Concerns about communicable diseases are part of the history of the Iditarod Trail. Iditarod race starts with pageantry and focus on preventing disease spread 2020-03-07T05:00:00Z Any chorus girls posing in a line had communicable diseases and terrible secrets. A Bob Fosse Film-Festival Diary 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z “Our aircraft cleaning already follows CDC guidelines, including those specific to Ebola and other communicable diseases,” he says. The travel industry is taking precaution, but is it calming anxiety about disease? But most liability insurance policies, they note, exclude the coronavirus and other communicable diseases as valid claims. Buying Wedding Insurance During the Pandemic 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z They shunned my grubby presence on the steps as though I had a communicable disease. Can a Christmas pudding ever be worth ?250? 2010-12-05T00:05:00Z WHO Europe said: “Despite the widespread assumption to the contrary, there is only a very low risk of refugees and migrants transmitting communicable diseases to their host population.” Western lifestyles pose risk to migrants' health, says WHO report 2019-01-21T05:00:00Z Brantly and Writebol were both treated in the hospital’s containment unit, which is specially equipped to care for patients with serious communicable diseases. American Ebola patients released from Atlanta hospital after recovery 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z More accurately, it compels our attention with a remorseless, gripping single-mindedness, presenting Naziism as a communicable disease that smothers conscience, paralyzes resistance and extinguishes all shreds of humanity. Review: In ‘The Captain,’ a Sadistic Nazi Is an Impostor 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z You’re not really concerned about communicable diseases, so don’t fake it. Social Q?s: Honey, He Sold the Kids 2010-06-10T22:38:00Z "Disrupted routine vaccination activities, as well as lack of medicines for treating communicable diseases, further increase the risk of accelerated disease spread," it warned. WHO warns of 'worrying trends' in disease spread in Gaza 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z And “good urban rodent control can be the best way to prevent the disease,” said Dr. Dawn Terashita, associate director of acute communicable disease control at L.A. Flea-borne typhus led to reported deaths in L.A. County for first time in decades 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z “Vaccinating children is a public health priority,” Dr. Eric Chow, King County’s chief of communicable diseases, said last week. WA loses $2.5 million in federal money for vaccine programs 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z The police also said there was a “high risk” of the spread of communicable diseases. Election tensions rise in Zimbabwe after police bar opposition party from holding a rally 2023-07-09T04:00:00Z Because TB poses a “greater threat to public health than other communicable diseases,” court documents say, state law grants local health officers the power to test and treat TB patients, even if they’re unwilling. Arrest order extended for Pierce County woman with tuberculosis 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z The 42nd statute in the U.S. code says the existence of quarantinable communicable diseases allows the director the right to prohibit people from foreign countries from entering the United States. The Title 42 border policy is ending. What does that mean? 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z Title 42, which allows US border officials to deny individuals entry to the US "to prevent the spread of communicable disease" was was first implemented at the start of the Covid pandemic. Mexico migrants: Deadly fire at Juárez migrant centre 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z “If there are extreme weather events, people move … and live in very precarious conditions under which communicable diseases thrive.” Deadly Marburg virus outbreaks reported in East and West Africa 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z The overcrowding is also driving the spread of communicable diseases like cholera. Fleeing drought, Somalis face malnutrition and cholera in Kenya 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z Denise Stinson, communicable disease control program manager for the health department, is the department’s representing health officer in the case filings. WA woman with tuberculosis faces arrest for refusing treatment 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z Title 42 is a health law that dates to World War II and allows the government to expel people to help stop the spread of communicable diseases. The Title 42 border policy is ending. What does that mean? 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z Batyr Berdyklychev, the World Health Organization's representative in Turkey, said the water shortage "increases the risk of waterborne diseases and outbreaks of communicable diseases." Disease the new threat as Turkey faces post-quake water shortage 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z Congress should direct the CDC to focus on its original mission: controlling communicable diseases. Opinion | How to fix the CDC: First, make it smaller 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z The downward trend is encouraging, said Dr. Eric Chow, King County’s chief of communicable disease epidemiology. We made it through the holidays. What do WA flu and COVID trends look like now? 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z This law limits immigration to prevent the introduction of communicable diseases in the U.S. Headlines from El Paso as border crisis looms 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z “The consequences are not limited to the present dispute: The district court’s ruling will hamstring emergency action by C.D.C. to prevent aliens with communicable diseases from entering the United States in the future.” Republican-Led States Ask Supreme Court to Allow Border Expulsions 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z There have been no cases of bird flu identified in people in Washington state, said Hannah Schnitzler, communicable disease epidemiologist with Washington state Department of Health. 1st avian flu outbreak in a WA commercial flock reported near Tri-Cities 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z Title 42 is a pandemic policy originally conceived to control the entry of migrants with a communicable disease. Judge grants Homeland Security five-week reprieve to end Title 42 border asylum policy 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z This ongoing emergency is causing illness and communicable disease to spread, and these effects are likely to be much more deadly than the initial catastrophe. Diseases Explode after Extreme Flooding and Other Climate Disasters 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z But more than any other calamity, the pandemic exposed how vulnerable Los Angeles is to mass outbreaks of communicable diseases. L.A.’s love of sprawl made it America's most overcrowded place. Poor people pay a deadly price 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z But the new strategy document also reflects the long list of crises that has left the world facing shared challenges including climate change, food insecurity, communicable diseases, and inflation. Biden global strategy tackles China, Russia, domestic needs 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z He said the changes result from the Public Health Ministry’s downgrading the status of COVID-19 from a dangerous communicable disease to an infectious disease under surveillance. Thailand downgrades COVID-19 threat, lifts emergency decree 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z Among them was Jim Murphy, a veteran of almost 33 years at the state's Department of Health and head of its communicable diseases division. How Montana GOP hijacked public health amid COVID pandemic and brought a hospital to the brink 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z “Both behaviors and the social contexts in which communicable diseases spread have much to do with the impact it is going to have on different communities.” Monkeypox infecting some women and children in WA as outbreak spreads 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z Mr. Paul, who also is an M.D., albeit in ophthalmology rather than communicable diseases, has repeatedly clashed with the NIH chief over, among other things, the Wuhan lab. Rand Paul: Anthony Fauci’s resignation won’t stop ‘full-throated investigation’ 2022-08-22T04:00:00Z Last week, the Transportation Department proposed protections that include requiring airlines to issue vouchers with no expiration date to passengers infected with the coronavirus or other communicable diseases who decide to cancel their travel plans. More than 4,000 flights canceled since Thursday amid strong storms 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z Australia said on Thursday the spread of monkeypox was now a "communicable disease incident of national significance" to allow for a more coordinated response, following the World Health Organization's declaration of a global health emergency. Pfizer profit beats estimates on higher demand for COVID products 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z They wrongly believed, for example, that communicable diseases were caused by unavoidable realities—the weather, bad diet and harsh work conditions. How Florence Nightingale Changed Data Visualization Forever 2022-07-23T04:00:00Z Spread of the virus into heterosexual people would be a “tipping point” that may occur before it’s widely recognized, said Kiernan, chief of the department’s communicable disease section. Monkeypox virus could become entrenched as new STD in the US 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z These two factors make the logistic model a good one to study the spread of communicable diseases. Algebra and Trigonometry 2015-02-13T00:00:00Z He has worked in Pakistan, Australia, Vietnam, South Africa Botswana and the U.S. on communicable disease control issues, specializing in HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis. Doctor who clashed with anti-mask crowd in Missouri named new King County public health director 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z State law dictates that districts must be able to show how they will prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters like active threats, but also extreme weather and communicable disease. Despite Republican rhetoric, Texas already “hardened” schools. It didn’t save Uvalde 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z Before COVID, tuberculosis killed more people globally than any other communicable disease. The Urgent Need to Improve Health Equity 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z Stem Cell’s procedures “involve a higher risk of communicable disease and other safety concerns and are therefore subject to FDA regulation.” Column: Mark Berman, pusher of unproven stem cell therapies, dies while awaiting verdict in FDA lawsuit 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z Gates then went to William H. Foege, former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, who gave him 81 textbooks and articles on the topic of communicable diseases. Opinion | Bill Gates’s new pandemic book presents a plea and a plan 2022-05-10T04:00:00Z It says the surgeon general has the power to make regulations deemed necessary to prevent the spread of communicable diseases. There's a lot at stake for the CDC in the mask mandate appeal 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z “It’s a limited situation, but in the pandemic it’s a good back-up to have. It makes a lot of sense with such a communicable disease.” COVID coverage for all dries up even as hospital costs rise 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z The law gives federal officials the authority to make and enforce regulations to prevent the spread of communicable diseases. Judge’s ruling on CDC mask mandate highlights the limits of the agency’s power 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z In 2020 Collaborations Pharmaceuticals, a company that specializes in looking for new drug candidates for rare and communicable diseases, received an unusual request. AI Drug Discovery Systems Might Be Repurposed to Make Chemical Weapons, Researchers Warn 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z When it passed the Public Health Service Act of 1944, Congress authorized the C.D.C. to make and enforce regulations that in its judgment “are necessary to prevent the introduction, transmission or spread of communicable disease.” Justice Dept. Appeals to Reinstate Transportation Mask Mandate 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z The Public Health Service Act of 1944 and subsequent laws and regulations give the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention the power to fight communicable diseases by, among other things, “sanitation” or related measures. Opinion | Masks work. The judge’s ruling does not change that. 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z A mask requirement falls comfortably within the language of a rule necessary to prevent the spread of communicable disease. Opinion | Another activist Trump judge strikes, this time at the mask mandate 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z And health departments routinely track outbreaks of communicable diseases and inspect restaurants for pathogens or vermin. Judge’s ruling on CDC mask mandate highlights the limits of the agency’s power 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z In her ruling, Judge Mizelle adopted a narrow interpretation of the authority Congress granted to the C.D.C. to issue rules aimed at preventing the interstate spread of communicable diseases. Federal Judge Strikes Down Mask Mandate for Planes and Public Transit 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z “In 2015, we identified the need to develop an airline safety plan for communicable diseases,” he said. Perspective | GAO highlights a dozen urgent trends D.C. should prepare to confront 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z And we know this setting is a tinderbox for communicable disease. World must respond to urgent health needs of displaced Ukrainians 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z The federal government requires only that donated sperm and eggs be treated like other human tissue and tested for communicable diseases – infectious conditions that spread through viruses, bacteria and other means – but not genetic diseases. Sperm donation is largely unregulated, but that could soon change as lawsuits multiply 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z Bushmeat comes from wild animals in certain parts of the world like Africa and may pose communicable disease risk. Minnesota border agents seize disease-prone bushmeat from African nation 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z County’s acute communicable disease control program, at a recent town hall. Rapid at-home COVID-19 tests are hard-to-find holiday items under crushing demand 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z County’s acute communicable disease control program, at the town hall. Should I change my holiday plans because of COVID-19 surge, Omicron? What experts say 2021-12-18T05:00:00Z In the previous wave of infections, driven by the Delta variant, children made up 12 percent of positive coronavirus cases, according to data from the communicable diseases institute. Coronavirus Cases Are Rising Among Children in South African Hospitals 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z He’s also served as the county’s tuberculosis control officer and communicable disease director, the statement said. Snohomish County’s top health officer to step down next summer 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z The agreement includes a provision that LA 28 purchase specialized insurance focused on natural disasters, communicable diseases, terrorism, civil unrest, cyber attacks, event cancellation and reduced ticket sales. L.A. City Council approves agreement with 2028 Olympics organizers 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z “We believe that previous infection does not provide them protection from infection due to omicron,” said Anne von Gottberg, a microbiologist at the communicable disease institute. Prior infection is little defense against virus variant, scientists say 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday that it issued the latest requirement “to prevent the importation and spread of a communicable disease of public health importance.” Airlines told to keep data on travelers from southern Africa 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z It would be Pollyannaish to imagine that generosity and goodwill have triumphed in a season of communicable disease and political paralysis. Opinion | Amid much heartbreak, we also have reason for hope this Thanksgiving 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z The insurance provision would require coverage against “natural disasters, communicable diseases, terrorism, civil unrest, cyber-attacks, event cancellation and coverage for reduced ticket sales and other revenue sources should the events become less appealing.” 2028 L.A. Olympics: Agreement outlines key issues but final price tag remains unclear 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z More than 20 states still have HIV-specific statutes that "criminalize or control behaviors," while about a dozen others can prosecute HIV cases under broader communicable disease laws, according to the CDC. Advocates challenge the CDC’s new effort to track HIV spread 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z “That’s not a communicable disease. We are doing this to address a communicable disease that has worldwide impact.” Bill would remove ‘conscience’ as basis for refusing vaccine 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z Dr Roland Salmon, former director of communicable diseases for Public Health Wales, said he believed such rules were only "at best marginally" beneficial. Covid: Lockdowns will not help Welsh NHS - ex-health boss 2021-10-22T04:00:00Z CBP said in a press release that the often "substandard conditions" encountered at stash houses can foster a breeding ground for illnesses or other communicable diseases. Texas Border Patrol agents discover stash houses packed with nearly 100 illegal immigrants 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z The discipline of infectious diseases has strict definitions for the level of containment for a communicable disease. Perspective | We won’t eradicate covid. The pandemic will still end. 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z Hilleman worked his pinprick miracles at a time when Americans knew and feared the deadly terrors of communicable disease. Opinion | Maurice Hilleman was a vaccine miracle worker. Imagine what anti-vaxxers would have made of him. 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z Other communicable diseases are a more frequent threat, including chickenpox, strep throat, lice and scabies. Slowing surge of illegal immigrant children doesn’t diminish flood of heartbreaking stories 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z Massachusetts: “The right to practice religion freely does not include liberty to expose the community or the child to communicable disease or the latter to ill health or death.” Opinion | We Work at the A.C.L.U. Here’s What We Think About Vaccine Mandates. 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z China’s Law on Control and Prevention of Communicable Diseases stipulates that only the State Council or authorized city or provincial health authorities can publish information about outbreaks of communicable diseases. An unpublished COVID-19 paper alarmed this scientist—but he had to keep silent 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z We will test those who show up to the hospital with a severe respiratory illness for a variety of communicable diseases including covid-19. Perspective | We won’t eradicate covid. The pandemic will still end. 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z It gives the agency authority to “make and enforce such regulations . . . necessary to prevent the introduction, transmission, or spread of communicable diseases.” Supreme Court strikes down CDC eviction moratorium despite delta’s rise 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z It's well known that's how and why flu and other communicable diseases are transmitted by desperate low-wage workers and it's one of the strongest arguments for a national health care system. Another really good reason we need Medicare for All: Ron DeSantis will hate it 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z But public health is different: It strives to protect entire communities from illness and disease using far-reaching programs that require widespread and sustained cooperation, especially in response to communicable diseases. Perspective | Enforcing vaccine mandates is a new job for bouncers, not the police 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z That means promoting healthy lifestyles and prevention of disease and injury, and detecting and responding to communicable diseases. The pandemic has devastated the mental health of public health workers 2021-08-07T04:00:00Z Supreme Court upheld state laws that require vaccination against communicable diseases. Can my employer require me to get vaccinated? Here's what we know 2021-07-28T04:00:00Z Supreme Court upheld state laws that require vaccination for communicable diseases. L.A. will require city employees to get vaccinated or regularly tested for COVID-19 2021-07-27T04:00:00Z In the first half of the century, vaccines and other innovations prevented people from dying young of communicable diseases. You may live a lot longer 2021-06-06T04:00:00Z For example, Gibbons said, the number of local communicable disease investigators in Riverside County is the same this year as it was in the 1980s. What's missing in Newsom's budget that has public health officials worried 2021-05-20T04:00:00Z And in September, California’s governor signed into law a bill requiring health care providers to collect the data for all communicable diseases. In Covid Vaccine Data, L.G.B.T.Q. People Fear Invisibility 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z The South Pacific nation is wracked by other communicable diseases, and has disturbing rates of HIV, as well as infant and maternal mortality. Papua New Guinea Covid-19: Mistrust fuels crisis as infections rise 2021-05-02T04:00:00Z In 1905, the Supreme Court upheld state laws that require vaccination for communicable diseases. California encourages venues to require vaccine 'passports’ — just don't call them that 2021-04-19T04:00:00Z Through archival documents and photographs, the exhibition shows how their home visits helped tackle high infant mortality and communicable diseases driven by overcrowding and the low wages that awaited immigrants. The complex, harrowing story of immigrants’ experiences with health care over the past 130 years 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z The CDC invoked the 1944 Public Health Service Act, which allows the agency to take measures to prevent the spread of communicable diseases between states. Editorial Roundup: US 2021-04-07T04:00:00Z The bill would also deliver $210 million to the Department of Health and Human Services to help shore up practices meant to prevent or contain the spread of communicable diseases. Watchdog groups laud proposals to improve nursing home care and call for other changes 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z Many health facilities and hospitals require workers to be inoculated against the seasonal flu and other communicable diseases. Editorial Roundup: Iowa 2021-03-08T05:00:00Z Another, used by Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Company of Iowa, excludes losses from even the “fear or threat” whether “actual or perceived” of a communicable disease or “any action in controlling, preventing, suppressing” it. Insurers rewrite business policies after pandemic legal tussles 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z It has been a harsh reminder of the ever-present risk of new communicable diseases, and a lesson in the consequences of complacency. Coronavirus doctor's diary: Study shows one-in-three children have rarely been leaving the house 2021-02-28T05:00:00Z The specialized insurance policies, which cover cancellations because of communicable disease outbreaks, have historically been scarcely noticed but have proved crucial for parts of the sports world to weather the pandemic. What Helped Save Some Sports From Financial Ruin May Not Happen Again 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z “Contact tracing is a fundamental component of the nation’s public health response strategy for controlling the spread of communicable diseases of public health concern,” the agency said in a statement. U.S. airlines agree to voluntary program to speed contact-tracing efforts 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z In the face of a pandemic, this small New England city retraced its history dealing with past outbreaks of communicable diseases, and officials and community members expediently prioritized the science around the novel coronavirus. Much of America's seafood comes through this city. Here's how it controlled COVID-19. 2021-02-08T05:00:00Z Soon after, the director of its bureau of communicable disease control also stepped down. 9 Top N.Y. Health Officials Have Quit as Cuomo Scorns Expertise 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z The CDC notes that the federal government gets its power to isolate and quarantine people with communicable diseases from the Constitution’s commerce clause. FAQ: How do Biden’s new mask orders work? 2021-01-22T05:00:00Z Wimbledon is not: Its coverage expired in 2020, and the tennis tournament’s organizers are not able to include communicable disease in a 2021 policy. What Helped Save Some Sports From Financial Ruin May Not Happen Again 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z While the public charge rule never restricted access to testing or vaccinations for a communicable disease - and it is being challenged in courts - Rodriguez says, “it doesn’t matter, the perception still exists.” Language barriers, wariness make vaccinating immigrants hard 2021-01-22T05:00:00Z While the public charge rule never restricted access to testing or vaccinations for a communicable disease — and it is being challenged in courts — Rodriguez says, “it doesn’t matter, the perception still exists.” Language barriers, wariness make vaccinating immigrants hard 2021-01-22T05:00:00Z Three days later, he was transferred to Willard Parker, the city’s communicable disease hospital. How New York City Vaccinated 6 Million People in Less Than a Month 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z “In the context of a pandemic, eviction moratoria - like quarantine, isolation, and social distancing - can be an effective public health measure utilized to prevent the spread of communicable disease,” reads the CDC’s edict. Editorial Roundup: Texas 2020-12-14T05:00:00Z The tournament was covered for 2020, with a policy that included protections for communicable disease outbreaks that reportedly could pay out as much as $140 million. What Helped Save Some Sports From Financial Ruin May Not Happen Again 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z China’s vaccines are administered through local communicable disease control centers. Scandal Dogs AstraZeneca’s Vaccine Partner in China 2020-12-07T05:00:00Z The jobs crash was painful everywhere, particularly in the industries where people would be most vulnerable to a communicable disease - the close-contact services like restaurants, grooming parlors and gyms. Pandemic's uneven march across U.S. paved way for wider outbreak 2020-12-07T05:00:00Z Jonas Salk’s vaccine for polio, one of the most devastating communicable diseases of the 20th century, was popular after it was tested and declared safe in 1955; rates of polio quickly fell. A cautionary tale of vaccine mistrust from South Korea 2020-12-04T05:00:00Z “Contact tracing is a fundamental component of the nation’s public health response strategy for controlling the spread of communicable diseases of public health concern,” said Caitlin Shockey, a CDC spokeswoman. Delta Air Lines launches effort to improve contact tracing on international flights 2020-12-03T05:00:00Z “Pandemics,” he said, “were a bit of an afterthought,” so much so that at least one major provider used to offer free coverage for communicable diseases. What Helped Save Some Sports From Financial Ruin May Not Happen Again 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z “There’s a large segment of the population that hates the health department right now, that thinks we’re lying,” says Halloran, a communicable disease epidemiologist in Spokane. ‘You don’t expect to be so vilified’: The strange turn the pandemic took for public health workers 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z It also said other policy language states that “communicable disease” is not covered. Mississippi casino sues insurer that won’t pay COVID-19 loss 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z Evers countered that state law clearly gives the executive branch broad authority to quickly enact emergency measures to control communicable diseases. Wisconsin Supreme Court tosses governor’s stay-at-home order 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z That also would increase the risk of communicable diseases. US judge blocks Trump immigration rule on public benefits 2020-11-02T05:00:00Z And, to some degree, whether a sporting event is covered for communicable diseases in 2021 comes down to luck. What Helped Save Some Sports From Financial Ruin May Not Happen Again 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z Never mind that if he does die, he’ll likely take others with him, since communicable diseases don’t just strike individuals. Column: U.S. individualism isn't rugged, it's toxic — and it's killing us 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z In February, the California Department of Veterans Affairs created a 37-step risk reduction plan that addressed staff training and the prevention of communicable diseases. As pandemic raged and thousands died, government regulators cleared most nursing homes of infection-control violations 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z The standards suggest that fourth graders learn about puberty, reproduction, healthy relationships and transmission of communicable diseases. Sex education referendum makes ideology a focus of race for Washington state schools chief 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z A rule in July lets authorities block asylum-seekers from countries with widespread communicable disease. Trump administration adds criminal disqualifiers to asylum 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z Lessons from communicable diseases highlight the fact that aggressive public health communications strategies are imperative in curbing disease. COVID Misinformation Is Killing People 2020-10-11T04:00:00Z Washington state health officials are also aware of false positives at long-term care facilities, said Scott Lindquist, state epidemiologist for communicable diseases. Rapid COVID test effort stumbles over risk of false positives 2020-10-10T04:00:00Z “Moreover, ‘the right to practice religion freely does not include liberty to expose the community … to communicable disease.’” Court allows NY virus restrictions ahead of Jewish holidays 2020-10-09T04:00:00Z “Moreover, ‘the right to practice religion freely does not include liberty to expose the community . . . to communicable disease.’” Court allows NY virus restrictions ahead of Jewish holidays 2020-10-09T04:00:00Z At Legacy, where Wright had worked since 2017, she soon became the go-to source on how to prevent and control the spread of infection and other communicable diseases, from flu to urinary tract infections. Near birthplace of Martin Luther King Jr., a predominantly Black nursing home tries to heal after outbreak 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z Will there be more outbreaks of communicable diseases because of lower vaccination rates? Missed Vaccines, Skipped Colonoscopies: Preventive Care Plummets 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z “There was a lot of flu at the time,” said Dr. Sharon Balter, the county director of acute communicable disease control, recalling hundreds of calls her colleagues received. The surprising tale of L.A.’s first known COVID-19 patient 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z It educates the public on communicable diseases and suicide prevention. Contact tracing means long hours for public health nurses 2020-08-08T04:00:00Z It also said Anon breached the communicable disease control act over the protest, referring to coronavirus restrictions on public gatherings. Thai police arrest two leaders of student protests 2020-08-07T04:00:00Z At the time, polio was a feared communicable disease. Rosalind Franklin was so much more than the ‘wronged heroine’ of DNA 2020-07-20T04:00:00Z Data is uploaded into the Wisconsin Electronic Disease Surveillance System, “a secure, web-based system designed to facilitate reporting, investigation, and surveillance of communicable disease,” according to the DHS’ website. Wisconsin contact tracers fight COVID-19 amid conspiracies 2020-07-19T04:00:00Z When a person tests positive for certain communicable diseases, health care providers must report their contact information to public health departments. Conspiracy theories debunked: Here’s what COVID contact tracers really do 2020-07-18T04:00:00Z On Wednesday, the administration proposed denying asylum to people from countries with widespread communicable disease. Border authorities use pandemic powers to expel immigrants 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z Nevada’s lawyers maintain the right to practice religion freely does not include liberty to expose the community to communicable disease. Nevada church appeals virus attendance cap to Supreme Court 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z While the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPAA, offers strict protections for individual health information, there are public health provisions that allow information sharing about communicable diseases. Lawmakers call for more transparency in health agency’s pandemic data collection practices 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z Applicants arriving from countries with deadly communicable diseases would be ineligible for asylum and a lesser form of protection called “withholding of removal” that shields foreign nationals from deportation. New Trump immigration policy would disqualify asylum for people from countries with spreading disease 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z “The right to practice religion freely does not include liberty to expose the community … to communicable disease,” the state argued in documents filed this week in the 9th U.S. Nevada defends church attendance cap in U.S. appeals court 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z The policies do not exclude losses from communicable diseases or viruses, the lawsuits say. Washington tribes sue insurance group for virus coverage 2020-06-29T04:00:00Z By coincidence, she reached Shannon Testo, a registered nurse in charge of communicable disease testing. Andrew Cuomo saw covid-19’s threat to nursing homes. Then he risked adding to it. 2020-06-20T04:00:00Z Public health agencies do not generally share that information with law enforcement agencies because doing so might discourage people from getting tested for communicable diseases. Lawmakers call for more transparency in health agency’s pandemic data collection practices 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z Dr. Matthew Zahn, medical director of the Orange County health care agency’s communicable disease control division, said the county’s contact tracers reach those infected about 85 percent of the time. Protest crowds a challenge for tracking virus infections 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z Dr. Paul Cieslak, Oregon’s medical director for communicable diseases, appeared surprised to learn Thursday that the county was in such dire straits. One of Oregon’s biggest coronavirus outbreaks could take weeks to trace and contain 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z ICE told me that it “continues to encourage facilities to follow C.D.C. guidelines” and requires detention centers to comply with a set of federal standards, including “plans that address the management of communicable diseases.” Fear, Illness and Death in ICE Detention: How a Protest Grew on the Inside 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z Becker said that while the virus is a communicable disease that must be reported to the CDC, many drugstores, drive-up testing sites and other nontraditional testing places are not accustomed to collecting such information. Race, ethnicity data to be required with coronavirus tests starting Aug. 1 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z “Insurers already are putting in exclusions for communicable diseases as a result of the coronavirus,” he said. Column: Stores may be insured for looting. But guess who pays in the end (hint: you) 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z I also spent time asking our insurance carrier for the $25,000 I should get for loss of income due to communicable disease. Guest essay: Operating an essential business during the coronavirus pandemic 2020-05-31T04:00:00Z Population density is a dominant factor in the transmission of every communicable disease we know. A virus that found our political weak spot 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z Last year, New Jersey's Health Department announced it would send $2.3 million to local health departments for work on communicable diseases. In hard-hit New Jersey, COVID-19 saddles some small health departments with crushing workload 2020-05-23T04:00:00Z The contact-tracing team mostly works from their homes, making calls and entering their interview results into the state’s communicable disease reporting system. As the Nation Begins Virus Tracing, It Could Learn From This N.J. City 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z “This emergency amendment provides for the isolation or quarantine of persons and animals with a communicable disease and their contacts,” the agency wrote May 1 in the Missouri Register. Student sues University of Missouri over online classes 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z Measures aimed at slowing coronavirus spread are affecting other communicable diseases.Credit: How coronavirus lockdowns stopped flu in its tracks 2020-05-20T04:00:00Z In the 19th century, rapid urbanization was accompanied by literal squalor and waves of often lethal communicable disease. Opinion | Just Because You Can Afford to Leave the City Doesn’t Mean You Should 2020-05-15T04:00:00Z The city cited a 1944 Supreme Court ruling that held the right to practice religion “does not include liberty to expose the community … to a communicable disease or the latter to ill health or death.” Feds warn Oklahoma city to lift coronavirus ban and open churches for Mother’s Day 2020-05-08T04:00:00Z A $95,000 state grant last year to train several dozen health workers in communicable disease investigation also helped, Dr. Persaud said. As the Nation Begins Virus Tracing, It Could Learn From This N.J. City 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z In Kansas City, contact tracers were already busy stopping the spread of communicable diseases before the novel coronavirus arrived. Health officials worry not enough contact tracers in Kansas 2020-05-08T04:00:00Z The order, issued under powers of the state health secretary to deal with outbreaks of communicable diseases, closed most nonessential businesses. Wisconsin Supreme Court hearing case over COVID-19 order 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z The unions went on to argue that state law allows the DHS to unilaterally issue rules or orders to protect the state from communicable diseases. Unions seek to join lawsuit challenging stay-at-home order 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z “WHO spends a lot of money on things other than communicable diseases,” said Brett Schaefer, a fellow at the Heritage Foundation, noting the organization’s work on heart disease, cancer and health emergency programs. Trump expands battle with WHO far beyond aid suspension 2020-04-25T04:00:00Z “Business interruption policies were generally not designed or priced to provide coverage against communicable diseases, such as COVID-19 and therefore include exclusions for that risk,” they said in a statement. Hard-hit restaurants, gyms and other businesses are battling insurers over the coronavirus, sparking a new Washington lobbying war 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z Last month, the administration effectively ended asylum, relying on a rarely used 1944 law aimed at preventing the spread of communicable disease. Trump bars new immigration green cards, not temporary visas 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z The Swedish laws on communicable diseases are mostly based on voluntary measures — on individual responsibility. The epidemiologist behind Sweden’s controversial coronavirus strategy 2020-04-20T04:00:00Z In late March, Delta announced that it was extending to all aircraft a cleaning process previously used on international planes: a nightly “fogging” program, which involves spraying high-grade disinfectant, effective against communicable diseases. Business Travel Has Stopped. No One Knows When It Will Come Back. 2020-04-20T04:00:00Z But it’s one of the key techniques in communicable disease control, used by health authorities to monitor and slow the spread of an infection in the community. 'It's like detective work': how Australia traces coronavirus contacts 2020-04-18T04:00:00Z At the Afghan-Japan hospital for communicable diseases, the city’s main coronavirus treatment centre, hundreds of patients arrive every day; most of them are sent home after a short consultation and temperature measurement. Photographing poverty's pandemic: 'Afghans have learned to live with fear' 2020-04-18T04:00:00Z “It’s the hard bread and butter of communicable disease control, and we’ve decimated our services.” An Army of Virus Tracers Takes Shape in Massachusetts 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z District Judge Cynthia A. Bashant said the right to freedom of religion doesn’t include the right to expose the community to communicable disease. California churches sue Newsom over coronavirus stay-at-home order 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z The right to freedom of religion doesn’t “include the right to expose the community to communicable disease,” U.S. Do coronavirus social distancing orders violate religious freedom? Local pastors say yes 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z The team includes a communicable diseases manager, surveillance nurses, public health nurses and public health officers. 'It's like detective work': how Australia traces coronavirus contacts 2020-04-18T04:00:00Z Supreme Court ruling, said the right to freedom of religion doesn’t “include the right to expose the community to communicable disease.” Three Southern California churches sue Gov. Newsom over coronavirus orders 2020-04-13T04:00:00Z Supreme Court ruling, said the right to freedom of religion doesn’t “include the right to expose the community … to communicable disease.” Churches sue California governor over antivirus orders 2020-04-13T04:00:00Z "While these are legitimate health concerns, unlike communicable diseases and pandemics, they are primarily a domestic health matter and do not pose a threat to spread from one country to another," Schafer said. Coronavirus crisis: What would happen if Trump administration pulled its majority funding from the WHO? 2020-04-13T04:00:00Z And though she respects the power of communicable diseases, she doesn’t fear them. Calm resilience at a time of anxiety: An Ebola veteran doctor joins the coronavirus fight 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z These are conditions in which the rapid transmission of communicable diseases is not only possible but common. Opinion | Coronavirus presents a crisis for Africa. We have a duty to help. 2020-04-06T04:00:00Z This is definitely not what laboring women envision for their delivery, but in times of widespread communicable disease, it is reality. Pregnant in a time of coronavirus — the changing risks and what you need to know 2020-04-05T04:00:00Z If global leaders fail to seize the opportunity to embrace change, we will all continue to remain highly vulnerable to communicable diseases, environmental catastrophes, global warming, terrorism, violent extremism and other shared threats. Sanctions are crippling Iran's fight against coronavirus | Pirouz Hanachi 2020-04-04T04:00:00Z "If WHO refuses, the U.S. should explore setting up a new international organization focused on communicable diseases and responding to international health emergencies," Schafer said. Coronavirus crisis: What would happen if Trump administration pulled its majority funding from the WHO? 2020-04-13T04:00:00Z At the same time, the federal government has the power, under laws aimed at preventing the spread of communicable diseases, to quarantine people when they arrive in the United States and travel between states. States largely have authority over when to shut down, reopen 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z Wisconsin’s chief medical officer for communicable diseases said Monday that efforts to stay at home are helping to slow the growth of cases of the coronavirus in the state. The Latest: Wisconsin health official says progress seen 2020-03-30T04:00:00Z “That’s the way we work in Sweden. Our whole system for communicable disease control is based on voluntary action. The immunization system is completely voluntary and there is 98 percent coverage,” he explained. In the Coronavirus Fight in Scandinavia, Sweden Stands Apart 2020-03-28T04:00:00Z “For new policies and renewals , insurance companies are already putting exclusions for communicable diseases,” said Hamilton. Hollywood is shut down and facing losses. Can the insurance industry bail it out? 2020-03-27T04:00:00Z Arcos said officers are trained in how to deal with people who have communicable diseases and have personal protective equipment and testing available. Crime fell sharply in March due to coronavirus restrictions, LAPD and sheriff report 2020-03-27T04:00:00Z In a response to the GAO report, the Transportation Department said any such plan should be part of a “broader national communicable disease planning effort that is not limited to the aviation sector.” The GAO told the government in 2015 to develop a plan to protect the aviation system against an outbreak. It never happened. 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z Sadly, no one seemed to worry much about protecting the economy or ensuring civil liberties, which, yes, must be protected even in the face of a communicable disease. Opinion | We are all socialists now 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z In places where children are malnourished and already suffering from communicable diseases, that proportion is almost certain to grow. Opinion | The coronavirus threatens all of humanity. All of humanity must fight back. 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, brokers and producers believe insurers will no longer be willing to write any new policies for productions, at least as long as the pandemic continues, without excluding coverage for losses related to communicable diseases. Hollywood is shut down and facing losses. Can the insurance industry bail it out? 2020-03-27T04:00:00Z “Dealing with that is going to require changes in our behavior, so the movie is quite helpful for showing just how communicable diseases can be.” Sure, binge ‘Contagion’ and other pandemic movies right now. But their creators urge you to watch with caution. 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z It reiterated that position in a response this month to questions from The Washington Post about the absence of a national aviation plan for dealing with communicable diseases. The GAO told the government in 2015 to develop a plan to protect the aviation system against an outbreak. It never happened. 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z When it comes to coronavirus, Volokh said, courts are likely to find “there’s a compelling interest in preventing death through communicable disease.” Many pastors follow coronavirus rules but some defy them 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z Karen Smith, a communicable disease expert and former director of the California Department of Public Health, is among those who agreed with the governor’s decision to not shut down schools across the state. In confronting coronavirus, Gov. Gavin Newsom takes California on its own path 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z “We want to stay one or two steps ahead of the virus,” said Vernon Lee, the director of the communicable diseases division at Singapore’s Ministry of Health. Tracking the Coronavirus: How Crowded Asian Cities Tackled an Epidemic 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z Navy ships conduct daily, routine, daily cleanliness procedures geared toward health, wellness and the prevention of communicable disease spread. Navy sailor aboard warship USS Boxer tests positive for coronavirus 2020-03-16T04:00:00Z Dr Scott Lindquist, the Washington state epidemiologist for communicable disease, explained that Washington is not at the country’s center of this outbreak, but rather at the “leading edge”. Why Washington state is at the center of the US coronavirus outbreak 2020-03-14T04:00:00Z “U.S. Border Patrol takes all necessary precautions to ensure that no communicable diseases are spread across populations in custody.” Coronavirus could pose serious concern in ICE jails, immigration courts 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z California has a similar law for HIV and other communicable diseases. Georgia moves closer to major overhaul of HIV criminal law 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z “Maybe it’s because of our Asian context, but our community is sort of primed for this,” said Lalitha Kurupatham, the deputy director of the communicable diseases division in Singapore. Tracking the Coronavirus: How Crowded Asian Cities Tackled an Epidemic 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z Page responded Monday that county health officials used the same protocol they have used for years when working with people with communicable diseases. Missouri virus case shows 1 exposure can mean major response 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z There needed to be a greater focus on poverty, migration and food security, rather than measuring aid responses for communicable diseases, Kapilashrami explained. Seven out of 10 global health leaders are men – and change is half a century away 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z Paul Cieslak, medical director for communicable diseases and immunizations at the Oregon Health Authority, said the virus didn’t appear to spread by simply being in the air but by droplets from coughs or sneezes. Oregon declares state of emergency to fight new coronavirus 2020-03-08T05:00:00Z Matyas said the moderately sized Solano County has a unit of 15 people who focus on communicable diseases, but that other departments have been helping and the state Department of Public Health, the U.S. As coronavirus overwhelms California health officials, hope of 'containment' fades 2020-03-08T05:00:00Z The nature of their job puts health care workers at an increased risk of catching any communicable disease, including COVID-19. Health care workers are at high risk of catching COVID-19 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z Iranian officials “didn’t want to discourage people from participating,” said Kamiar Alaei, a visiting professor and expert on communicable diseases and global health policy at the University of Oxford. Coronavirus pummels Iran leadership as data show spread is far worse than reported 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z The number of tests to be conducted is still being evaluated, Rachel Herlihy, Colorado’s communicable disease epidemiologist, told reporters. Colorado plans its own testing network to detect coronavirus 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z The 2010 Public Health Service Act authorizes the federal government to prevent the entry and spread of communicable diseases from foreign countries into the United States, as well as between states. Q&A: What can the government force people to do in the name of containing the coronavirus? 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z “If the public perceives that issues regarding communicable diseases are influenced by political considerations, they will lose confidence in the information,” said Dr. William Schaffner, an infectious disease specialist at Vanderbilt University. How Coronavirus Is Already Being Viewed Through a Partisan Lens 2020-03-01T05:00:00Z With an unprecedented number of people living on the streets of California, and large encampments now common in urban areas, coronavirus has created a situation unlike that of previous outbreaks of communicable disease. Could the coronavirus hit California's homeless population? Health officials are worried 2020-03-01T05:00:00Z Speaking at a news conference in Algiers, Djamel Fouar, director of prevention and control of communicable diseases, said authorities were monitoring everyone who had been in touch with the 61-year-old patient. Coronavirus news: Greece and Brazil confirm first cases as WHO says world not ready for pandemic - live updates 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z "This illustrates there is transmission occurring in unexpected places that we're not aware of," said Jeff Duchin, health officer and chief of communicable disease epidemiology section at Seattle and King County health department. 44 Americans on cruise ship docked in Japan tested positive for coronavirus, U.S. health official says 2020-02-16T05:00:00Z Dr. Hollianne Bruce, the lone epidemiologist assigned to the control of communicable diseases in the county’s public health office, jumped into action. Inside the race to contain America’s first new coronavirus case 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z According to the law, the secretary of health and human services is authorized to act to prevent the transmission and spread of communicable diseases into the United States and between states. U.S. Officials Promise ‘Aggressive Measures’ to Contain Coronavirus 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z “There’s an unfortunate history about many communicable diseases that have started in one population,” said Van Orman, whose school has a total student population of 48,800. U.S. universities set up front-line defenses to keep coronavirus at bay 2020-02-02T05:00:00Z The lawsuit accuses American Airlines of “negligently and intentionally exposing its members to the coronavirus, a potentially fatal, communicable disease through its continued operation of flights to and from China.” American Airlines pilots sue to halt flights to China 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z It used to be communicable diseases were contained by natural borders of rivers, oceans and mountains. The next mega disasters that could happen at any moment (and kill us all) 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z “We are at peak season for flu, strep and other communicable diseases that spread easily in winter when people are generally indoors,” spokesman Ben Truman told the Rutland Herald on Thursday. Level of flu activity now widespread in Vermont 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z It said Liveyon failed to screen donors adequately for communicable diseases, and didn’t follow procedures to prevent microbiological contamination or establish a system for cleaning and disinfecting the processing room and equipment. California stem cell company halts sales after FDA warning 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z It also said the companies failed to screen donors adequately for communicable diseases; and didn’t follow procedures to prevent microbiological contamination or establish a system for cleaning and disinfecting the processing room and equipment. FDA warns Liveyon about selling unapproved stem-cell products that pose a risk to consumers 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z Nicole Comstock, communicable disease deputy branch chief for the state Department of Public Health and Environment, told The Daily Sentinel that there are about 150 to 200 suspected norovirus outbreaks in the state each year. Suspected norovirus outbreak closes 46 Colorado schools 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z Those include a criminal history, an outstanding warrant, a communicable disease, a bogus family relationship or being caught carrying illegal narcotics at the time of entry. ACLU argues migrant families must be reunited despite criminal records 2019-10-27T04:00:00Z A communicable disease that is prevalent in 1% of the population is an epidemic, according to the World Health Organization. Only slight decrease in newly diagnosed HIV cases last year in D.C., says report 2019-09-02T04:00:00Z Of course, Miss Bowser explained why vaccinations against such communicable diseases as measles are important. Bowser offers help against the measles menace — sort of 2019-07-15T04:00:00Z There are communicable diseases that might be more popular. Opinion | Don’t run for president, Howard Schultz. Build a new political party. 2019-07-10T04:00:00Z THE FACTS: The proposed state bill requires county and city health officers to alert other local government agencies when a communicable disease outbreak strikes a community. NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week 2019-06-28T04:00:00Z “On the one hand, reporting the existence of these patients may lead to a backlash from the central government, as they are very much afraid of communicable diseases in general,” Kim Mun Song told Science. Exclusive: North Korea claimed to be free of HIV. But infections appear to be surging 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z “Just because the measles outbreak is going on, it doesn’t mean other communicable diseases are taking a holiday,” Melnick said. How measles detectives work to contain an outbreak 2019-06-15T04:00:00Z “I was concerned about the pattern we were seeing with the communicable diseases that arise because of the poor conditions on the streets,” she said. As homeless crisis worsens in L.A, the county leans on city officials to act 2019-06-08T04:00:00Z Health officials emphasize that vaccination is the best and most effective way to protect against measles, and that the majority of people with infectious, communicable diseases, like measles, listen to doctors’ advice not to travel. Officials fighting U.S. measles outbreaks threaten to use rare air travel ban 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z Health officials emphasize that vaccination is the best and most effective way to protect against measles and that the majority of people with infectious, communicable diseases, like measles, listen to doctors’ advice to not travel. Officials fighting U.S. measles outbreaks threaten to use rare air-travel ban 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z Many medical movies were made for training or educating the public about communicable diseases, occupational hazards and other issues. Documenting intriguing history of the movie industry — in the medical profession 2019-05-03T04:00:00Z “Measles is the signal that in these communities where there’s profound under-vaccination, they are susceptible to a whole menu of communicable diseases we thought were relegated to yesteryear,” he said. Measles cases hit 25-year high in US amid anti-vaxx movement 2019-04-24T04:00:00Z In Maine, a measure to eliminate nonmedical exemptions for all communicable diseases is also pending. U.S. measles cases surge to second-highest level in nearly two decades 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z It is a story of corruption that will stay secret, politicians who will need fewer votes to win, even dangerous communicable diseases that will spread faster as our best scientists struggle to fight them. Communities lose when newspapers die or slide into decline 2019-03-10T05:00:00Z Remember the claims at the start of this century, projected so noisily by the billionaire press: that public money would be better spent on preventing communicable disease than on preventing climate breakdown? Cars are killing us. Within 10 years, we must phase them out | George Monbiot 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z Medical workers supported by the county screened them for communicable diseases and other conditions. Border Patrol Facilities Put Detainees With Medical Conditions at Risk 2019-03-05T05:00:00Z The Washington Nationals are treating baseball’s luxury tax like a communicable disease, and want to stay as far away as they can from it. Anthony Rendon will get paid 2019-03-05T05:00:00Z If you’ve got the time and the inclination on Tuesday, check in on a congressional hearing on the importance of childhood vaccinations against communicable diseases. Measles vaccinations: Bolster them now 2019-03-04T05:00:00Z At the time, inspectors reprimanded Genetech for not following safe manufacturing practices — such as consistently screening donor cells for communicable diseases, FDA records show. ‘Miraculous’ stem cell therapy has sickened people in five states 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z At Singapore's brand new state-of-the art centre for handling communicable disease outbreaks, there is disquiet. An HIV data leak has left a community in fear 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z If members of Congress were making a huge mess and spreading communicable diseases in their offices, it’d be one thing. Editorial Roundup: Recent editorials in Arkansas newspapers 2019-01-29T05:00:00Z Yet herd immunity — a population’s resistance to the spread of a communicable disease — is effective only if 95 percent of a population is inoculated. Measles comeback blamed on anti-vaccination movement 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z Mr Pandit said members of his groups were always pre-screened for possible communicable diseases and only those in good health were allowed to travel to North Sentinel. The man who survived contact with feared tribe 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z She also was trained how to treat patients with communicable diseases, such as malaria and tuberculosis. WWII cadet nurses reflect on lifetime of service 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z Her research involved reviewing previous studies of 69 communicable diseases of public health interest as presented on the Web sites of the U.S. To Every Pathogen There Is a Season 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z Courtney Smith, the department’s communicable disease surveillance program manager, says the state has alerted health care providers to encourage them to promote testing and treatment. Wyoming records increase in cases of syphilis 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z And Washington treats three-game winning streaks like communicable diseases, something to stay far away from. Jay Gruden era sees its clock ticking 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z The ban and subsequent tweaks to the rule sowed confusion among aliens who worried about the risk of deportation from obtaining such basic services as emergency medical assistance, or immunizations against communicable diseases. Do immigrants falsely claim public benefits? Whatever Trump thinks, the answer is pretty much no 2018-09-29T04:00:00Z Robl advises people to use caution when finding needles because used syringes carry the risk of spreading communicable diseases like hepatitis and HIV. Box of dozens of used syringes turned over to Homer police 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z Health organizations and charities have lowered infant mortality and improved child survival around the globe by targeting communicable diseases such as tuberculosis and malaria. Young Cancer Patients in Poor Countries Get a Boost 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z The study would determine the health effects of supplemental feeding on deer herds and whether it would spread communicable diseases. Rauner vetoes plan to study supplemental deer feeding 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z Experts also warn that drug-resistant variants of this deadly communicable disease pose a growing threat, with India, China and Russia particular affected. Governments to discuss tackling tuberculosis at UN summit 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z Health services like immunization, testing and treatment of communicable diseases, and prenatal care also do not count towards the public charge determination. Do immigrants falsely claim public benefits? Whatever Trump thinks, the answer is pretty much no 2018-09-29T04:00:00Z Hepatitis A is a communicable disease of the liver caused by a virus. 2 West Virginia jail inmates diagnosed with hepatitis A 2018-09-09T04:00:00Z Yet armrest chairs in waiting areas, escalator handrails and toilets — including the upper surface of toilet bowl lids, the flush buttons and door locks — were free of communicable diseases. 11 hospitalized after United Arab Emirates flight quarantined 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z The declaration also addresses cybercrime and health issues such as communicable diseases and pandemics. Pacific leaders expected to sign new security agreement 2018-09-04T04:00:00Z The CDC says hepatitis A is a communicable disease of the liver caused by a virus. CDC to provide support to West Virginia in hep A outbreak 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z The 2016 FDA report said the company’s written representation that its product-processing methods reduce the risk of transmitting communicable diseases “was not based on a fully validated or verified process.” Insurer Stops Reimbursing for Some MiMedx Products 2018-08-14T04:00:00Z In some cases, it said, the parents are unfit because of a criminal history, even of a vehicular offense, or a communicable disease. Migrant children caught in cross hairs of misplaced hostility 2018-08-06T04:00:00Z Yet the crises involving communicable diseases got most of the attention. Top City Health Official, Who Faced Down Ebola and Zika, Will Resign 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z Despite all the complications and uncertainties, the answer that emerges is pretty clear: the best new investments in the control of communicable diseases would yield huge economic benefits. Curbing disease 2004-04-15T04:00:00Z The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says hepatitis A is a communicable disease of the liver caused by a virus. Food worker contracts hepatitis A in West Virginia county 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z “It falls on the taxpayer when people get communicable diseases,” Spitzer said. Orange County rejects needle-exchange program, citing 'major health risks' 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z Battling obesity, sedentary living, Ebola, Zika, measles and other communicable diseases are all important indeed. World Health Organization, Scotland stir up food police vs. fat patrols battle 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says hepatitis A is a vaccine-preventable, communicable disease of the liver caused by a virus. Death suspected from West Virginia hepatitis A outbreak 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z It’s a lesson that much of the public continues to ignore, even as our scientific understanding of communicable diseases continues to grow. The Public Doesn't Take Flu Seriously Enough 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z The crowded centres meant there was a risk of communicable disease outbreaks. 'Children's lives in danger': help still just trickling in for earthquake-hit PNG 2018-03-23T04:00:00Z The poor are crammed into sprawling shantytowns, where communicable diseases fester and fires sporadically raze homes. The dysfunctional megacity: why Dhaka is bursting at the sewers 2018-03-21T04:00:00Z Theoretically, Asher’s approach is substantially influenced by the research of Andrew Papachristos, a Yale professor who tracked violence as if it were a communicable disease spreading through networks of association. Palantir has secretly been using New Orleans to test its predictive policing technology 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z “State funds are required for emerging non communicable diseases and communicable diseases. It is sad that we are now focusing on beauty instead of life-saving surgeries.” Indian state offers free breast implants to the poor 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z Perhaps the epidemic is just that, a communicable disease. Binge Eating at Night? Your Hormones May Be to Blame 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z Habeeb also appreciated that Bell’s bill covered only communicable diseases, not the full gamut of heart and lung ailments that are much costlier. Prison guards find the toughest job is asking the General Assembly for help 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z They did so because of an upswing in hepatitis C, which also is raging in Northern Kentucky, and concerns about other communicable diseases such as HIV. Kentucky editorial roundup 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z It’s possible that this flu season won’t be especially bad and is just peaking early, said Dr. James Watt, chief of the division of communicable disease control with the California Department of Public Health. California flu season could be one of the worst in a decade, state officials say 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z CES is a very special time of year for our industry, where we grow together as friends and colleagues, identify tech trends that will define the upcoming year, and avoid communicable diseases. Circuit Breaker Live will be at CES this year — here’s how to watch 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z Brittany Thornton, with the Health Department’s communicable disease division, said clients might be more open to discussing the subject with hairstylists than with doctors or other authority figures. St. Louis’ health department uses barber shops to fight STDs 2017-10-22T04:00:00Z “Ed Gillespie is treating the president of his party like a communicable disease,” the governor said. Obama Attacks Tactics of Republican Candidate for Governor in Virginia 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z Yet Yemen is a poor country, and even without a war, communicable diseases claim lives. Why is it so difficult to count dead people? 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z HIV is the only communicable disease whose exposure is considered a felony under current California law, according to the report. Knowingly Transmitting HIV Now No Longer Felony in Calif. 2017-10-07T04:00:00Z Among the refugees may be tens of thousands released from North Korean labor camps who may need medical treatment for communicable diseases and malnutrition. Questions arise on China’s plans as N. Korea war talk rises 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z “Certainly we all care about infants and birth defects, so Zika gets a lot of attention,” said Dr. Benjamin Schwartz, deputy chief of the county’s program for acute communicable disease control. Scientists Are Monitoring West Nile Virus in Los Angeles Using Chickens 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z County public health department’s acute communicable disease program. West Nile virus reaching a peak: 'Everybody needs to be concerned' 2017-09-23T04:00:00Z Not much was understood about the communicable disease as the death toll - particularly in cities like San Francisco, Chicago and New York - skyrocketed. Colorado attorney general: A conservative advocate for LGBT 2017-08-12T04:00:00Z The new law makes it illegal to intentionally transmit any infectious or communicable disease with the penalty reduced to a maximum of 6 months in a county jail. Knowingly Transmitting HIV Now No Longer Felony in Calif. 2017-10-07T04:00:00Z People who get vaccinated don’t spread communicable diseases to you or your family. Voters need to push Congress toward universal health care 2017-07-30T04:00:00Z State and local health agencies got a fraction of what they wanted for community-health programs, such as preventing communicable diseases and improving maternal care. South Sound health woes detailed in hospitalization study 2017-07-29T04:00:00Z School officials know there are still parents in this country who refuse to have their children vaccinated against these communicable diseases. Tennessee editorial roundup 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z In St. Louis and much of the country, HIV disproportionately affects minorities and young people, said Franda Thomas, communicable disease manager at the city’s health department. St. Louis resident with HIV says people should get tested 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z California lawmakers have passed a bill to make punishments for intentionally infecting someone with HIV the same as for other communicable diseases. The Latest: California lawmakers vote to ban license penalty 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z The animals are being examined, tested for communicable diseases and evaluated for being placed in new homes. Authorities seize 358 animals from North Carolina poppy site 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z Pertussis is a communicable disease Americans just don’t worry about today. Recent editorials published in Indiana newspapers 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z Inspectors with the county’s Division of Environmental Health Services are working with health department’s communicable disease section. 47 sickened at Christian campground in Yucaipa 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z The policy is concerned with the long-term economic benefit of preventing, diagnosing and treating the spread of communicable diseases that can lead to Aids, cancer, sterility and more. My undocumented friend: Carlos does the work few in Vermont want to do 2017-03-25T04:00:00Z Intentional transmission of any other communicable disease, even a potentially deadly condition like hepatitis, is a misdemeanor. California lawmakers want to repeal HIV criminalization laws 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z Tu, who helped develop the groundbreaking anti-malaria drug artemisinin, was part of a trio of scientists who won the prize in physiology or medicine for their global efforts on communicable diseases. Two top Chinese-American scientists have dropped their U.S. citizenship 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z The U.N.’s 2017 Humanitarian Needs report said men, women and children in the 16 besieged areas “are particularly vulnerable to malnutrition and waterborne and communicable diseases.” No end in sight to Syria's savage sieges despite truce talks 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z Officials are now investigating a fourth patient infection at another hospital that may also be linked to the device, said Benjamin Schwartz, acting director of the county’s acute communicable disease control program. At least three L.A. County patients infected after heart surgeries 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z Dr. Benjamin Schwartz, acting director of the acute communicable disease program at Los Angeles County's Department of Public Health, said everyone over 6 months of age should get a flu shot. First child death from flu reported this season in California as cases rise sharply 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z The same report also quoted officials from China's communicable disease centre as saying that using air purifiers and wearing masks were more effective in combating the smog. Chinese medicine expert say 'anti-smog' teas ineffective - BBC News 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z A judge Tuesday set bond at $37,500 and ordered Jones to provide a blood sample and be tested for communicable diseases. Adam Jones regrets Cincinnati scuffle but insists: 'None of this makes sense' 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z He told how the screening team was made up of eight staff on the day, including a communicable disease expert, three clinically qualified professionals and four non-professional screeners. Half of Ebola screening staff at Heathrow 'were not clinically qualified' 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z Police said Vance has a communicable disease that he "may attempt to spread". Oklahoma manhunt for live-streaming homicides suspect - BBC News 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z He said he joined the humanitarian arm of the opposition and began monitoring the spread of communicable diseases in northern Syria by setting up an early warning response and alert network. Aleppo to the Ivy League: Syrian doctor preps for end of war 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z The hospitals will be advised of the new reporting requirement “in the next few months,” said Dawn Terashita, deputy director of the county’s acute communicable disease control program. Los Angeles County plans to require hospitals to report superbug infections 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z By not providing an “evidence-based recommendation,” Sears left the child, his mother and “future contacts at risk for preventable and communicable disease,” according to the medical board’s accusation. Dr. Bob Sears, critic of vaccine laws, could lose license after exempting toddler 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z When the Ministry of Culture got involved, he began visiting surrounding communities to educate local people and to inoculate them against communicable diseases. An Isolated Tribe Emerges from the Rain Forest 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z State laws that create additional safeguards for conditions deemed especially sensitive — whether HIV/AIDS, communicable diseases, cancer or mental illness — remain in full force. Five myths about patient privacy 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z Zika falls under the category of communicable diseases, which is typically covered under standard policies. Sewage Spill, Check. Rerouted Race, Check. Contracting the Zika Virus ... 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z “They are pretty healthy kids,” he said in a phone interview, with mostly the same ailments as children everywhere, plus communicable diseases such as chickenpox and impetigo, a bacterial skin infection. Doctors travel a dangerous road to help ease the horrors of war-torn Aleppo, Syria 2016-07-11T04:00:00Z Or that the mogul was “preoccupied with a fear of communicable disease, especially AIDS” and considered hot tubs “a potential breeding ground” for the virus. Trump by Those Who Know Him Best 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z The current allowance of eight months to complete immunization exposes all school children to the risk of infection and the possible spread of preventable communicable diseases. Editorials from around Pennsylvania 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z "Think about violence as if it were a communicable disease," he continued. Mentally Ill Still Gain Illegal Possession of Guns, Study Shows 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z Courtney Smith is the communicable disease surveillance program manager with the state Health Department. Syphilis cases on rise in southeast Wyoming 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z “Measles is one of most communicable diseases known to man,” says Dr Robin Nandy, principal adviser and chief of immunization at Unicef. Disappearing diseases: the global fight against polio, guinea worm and measles 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z “The original Ebola outbreak has come to an end. The original chains of transmission are terminated now,” said Dr. Robert Steffen, a communicable disease expert who is vice chairman of the W.H.O. emergency committee. Emergency Over Ebola Has Ended, W.H.O. Says 2016-03-29T04:00:00Z The result is that contingency policies normally contain a blanket exclusion for communicable diseases - those which are spread between people or from animals to humans. Still uninsured for your Latin American event? Then expect a Zika exclusion 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z Dr. Matthew Davis is a professor of pediatrics and communicable diseases at the University of Michigan and author of an accompanying journal editorial. Vaccine Refusal a Driving Force Behind Measles Outbreaks, Study Finds 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z Since last summer, seven communicable disease outbreaks occurred in Clatsop County. Public health gets a checkup 2016-03-13T05:00:00Z School classrooms are a perfect breeding ground for communicable diseases, and it is dangerous to lower the bar on immunizations that keep diseases from spreading among a highrisk part of the population. Mississippi editorial roundup 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z Exceptions are opportunities for communicable diseases to catch a foothold in the population and spread to those who are too young or medically vulnerable to receive vaccination protection. Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent Oklahoma editorials 2016-03-08T05:00:00Z "I personally would always view it as a communicable disease, despite some wordings referring to airborne pathogens or other characteristics that do not fit the Zika virus," Cooke said. Still uninsured for your Latin American event? Then expect a Zika exclusion 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z It is also a marvel that, for a crowded community that sits on a fetid lagoon, Makoko’s biggest health challenges are not communicable diseases such as cholera, but non-communicable diseases: malaria, respiratory diseases and malnutrition. Inside Makoko: danger and ingenuity in the world's biggest floating slum 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z “There is a lot of work that goes into trying to keep people from communicable diseases,” Mahoney said. Public health gets a checkup 2016-03-13T05:00:00Z Dr. Laurene Mascola, chief of the acute communicable disease control program for the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, was reluctant to weigh in on what's been seen so far. A milder 'B' strain might be keeping California's flu numbers low 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z Any test above a safe level will be sent to the Oregon Public Health Division, said Dr. Paul Cieslak, the state’s director of communicable disease. Portland leaders criticize state pollution response 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z “These all serve as stark reminder of the threat to humanity posed by emerging communicable diseases,” says the report. Millions could die as world unprepared for pandemics, says UN 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z “We continue to receive information about new microcephaly cases every day,” says Claudio Maierovitch, director of the department of communicable disease surveillance at the Brazil Ministry of Health, in an interview with TIME. How Health Experts Will Definitively Link Zika to Birth Defects 2016-02-05T05:00:00Z But that standard also meant that there were many false positives of babies being reported who were actually healthy, said Claudio Maierovitch, director of the department of surveillance of communicable diseases at Brazil’s health ministry. Birth Defects in Brazil May Be Over-Reported Amid Zika Fears 2016-02-03T05:00:00Z “Colombia will tell us a lot,” said Marcos Espinal, director of communicable diseases and health analysis for the Pan American Health Organization. Why isn’t Zika causing birth defects in Colombia? It may only be a matter of time. 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z During the epidemic in 1796, the new American republic temporarily enacted a federal quarantine law to assist the states, but the power to control and manage communicable diseases was mostly delegated to local authorities. The Long History of Discrimination in American Health Scares 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z “There are many questions that need to be answered before making that recommendation,” said Dr. Marcos Espinal, the director of communicable diseases for the Pan American Health Organization. El Salvador’s Advice on Zika: Don’t Have Babies 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z "El Salvador usually reports an average of 14 cases a month," says Dr. Marcos Espinal, the Pan American Health Organization's director of communicable disease programs. Vaccine Efforts Underway as Zika Virus Spreads 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z Pittenger said doctors would test for communicable diseases to see whether any of the patients needed to be isolated, followed by “longer-term evaluations and analyses with the doctors and psychiatrists.” Freed Americans reunited with family members 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z The WHO brought in 7.8 tonnes of medicines including trauma kits for wounds and medicines for treating both chronic and communicable diseases, including antibiotics and nutritional therapeutic supplies for children, Hoff said. Mobile clinics, medical teams needed in Madaya: WHO official tell Reuters 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z "We anticipate that number is probably low," said Dr. Meagan Kay, medical epidemiologist for communicable diseases with the Seattle and King County Public Health Department. As many as 200 sickened in downtown Seattle tower norovirus outbreak 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z One, in place since 1939, makes it a misdemeanor to willfully expose someone to a contagious, infectious or communicable disease. Despite advances treating HIV, it remains the focus of criminal laws in most states 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z Well, here’s a very tangible example of how it’s helping keep us healthy in one of the highest-risk communicable disease environments we encounter, and often when we’re at our most vulnerable—the hospital.” How Microsoft Is Helping Make Hospitals Cleaner 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z According to a September briefing from the World Health Organization, 12.2 million people inside Syria are in need of humanitarian assistance, including treatment for trauma, communicable diseases and severe mental health needs. Russia’s Syria intervention makes scant progress on the ground 2015-11-14T05:00:00Z Many of the illnesses involve people eating at home, but restaurant-related outbreaks are fairly common, said Dr. Paul Cieslak, medical director for communicable diseases at Oregon's state health agency. E. coli outbreak tied to Chipotle a visible example of wider US problem with foodborne illness 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z He is an assistant professor in the department of internal medicine and the department of pediatrics and communicable diseases at the University of Michigan. Don't Assume Siblings Will Have Food Allergies, Too 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z In general, the proposed reforms would remove HIV from the language so the laws could apply to all serious communicable diseases. Despite advances treating HIV, it remains the focus of criminal laws in most states 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z Chickenpox is a highly communicable disease that causes an itchy rash at best and severe complications - including death - at worst. Montana Editorial Roundup 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z If this new law can prevent the loss of even one child due to a communicable disease, then it will be considered a success. Vaccines required for daycare workers under new California law 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z “If this new law can prevent the loss of even one child due to a communicable disease, then it will be considered a success,” said the bill’s author, Sen. Tony Mendoza, D-Artesia. Correction: California Legislation story 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z Mark Valacak, health officer with the Genesee County Health Department, says the state requires schools to report communicable diseases such as meningitis. School district reopens after 5 confirmed meningitis cases 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z "Our oversight of stem cells is to ensure that communicable diseases aren't transmitted." Beware Unregulated Stem Cell Treatments, Experts Warn 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z The start of classes also marks the students’ deadlines for required immunizations for certain communicable diseases. Backpacks, vaccinations draw families to Prince George’s school fair 2015-08-08T04:00:00Z These include heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, suicide, and communicable diseases such as influenza, pneumonia and hepatitis. Insured Americans Up to 3 Times Likelier to Get Preventive Care: CDC 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z Two or three generations ago, communicable diseases and problems in pregnancy and early childhood were the leading health concerns in all but the wealthiest countries. Lives Grow Longer, and Health Care’s Challenges Change 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z "The courts have clearly said there’s no right to spread a communicable disease, and that it's within the power of the state to require vaccinations for schools," Pan said. Attorneys seek to challenge California's new school vaccination law 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z Opponents have pushed back, saying the bill restricts parental rights with the false promise of stopping the spread of communicable disease. Experts: California vaccine bill could prevent outbreaks 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z Massachusetts that “the right to practice religion freedly does not include liberty to expose the community or the child to communicable disease or the latter to ill health or death.” Could California's proposed vaccine law be unconstitutional? 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z But the number of deaths from those causes are much lower than the number caused by flu and other communicable diseases. Climate Change Won't Lower Number of Winter Deaths, Study Claims 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z “This will be a treasure trove for communicable disease epidemiology,” said Dr. William Schaffner, an infectious disease expert at Vanderbilt University. Single Test for All Virus Exposure Opens Doors for Researchers 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z He says requiring that employees be immunized is particularly important because many of the children in their care are too young to be fully vaccinated against potentially serious communicable diseases. Senate approves requiring vaccinations for day care workers 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z Examples include endemic communicable diseases, groundwater contamination and traditional methods of biodiversity conservation. Research management: Priorities for science in India 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z “Refuse is here and there, bottles on the ground, a very dirty environment. That’s why I worried about my children, about swine flu, and other communicable diseases,” he said. Hope for finding more quake survivors fades in Nepal 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z Unlike treating a communicable disease, reviving a patient or mending a bone, with a chronic disease, doctors can’t merely “see” a patient, prescribe a cure and move on to the next one. How One Woman Is Working To Transform The Healthcare System From Within 2015-04-26T04:00:00Z It specifies if the person is infected with, has been exposed to, or is the carrier of a communicable disease. Highlights from around the Capitol 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z The NIH unit is one of only a handful in the U.S. designed to treat serious communicable diseases like Ebola. American Health Worker With Ebola Heading to U.S. for Treatment 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z Guerra was charged with violating a health code that says "any person afflicted with any contagious, infectious, or communicable disease who willfully exposes himself or herself to another person" is guilty of a misdemeanor. Man who fails to tell partner he is HIV positive pleads no contest 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z Incoming students at Ohio State University's Columbus campus will be required to provide proof of vaccinations for measles and a number of other communicable diseases starting in August, a school spokesman said on Friday. Ohio State to require vaccinations for incoming students 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z Senators voted 29-5 Tuesday to approve the plan, which was backed by the Department of Health and would expand the state’s authority to respond to serious communicable diseases. Senate passes proposal making state disease response easier 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z More contagious diseases, like measles, require a higher percentage of the population to be immunized, said Dr. Paul Cieslak, medical director of communicable diseases and immunizations at the Oregon Health Authority. Oregon considers banning most vaccine exemptions 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z They directly contribute to the resurgence of communicable diseases, put others at risk and cost us all money. Recent editorials published in Iowa newspapers 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z The fact that the African Union is setting up the Center for Disease Control and Prevention is commendable and developed countries should support it generously to assist the region in reducing their communicable disease burden. Prevent the Next Ebola Pandemic By Investing in Better Health Care Systems 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z While not exactly motherhood or apple pie, stopping the spread of communicable diseases would seem to be the rare issue that transcends political differences, even in these fiercely partisan times. Vaccine controversy latest collision of politics and science 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z The elderly, meanwhile, with memories of polio and other communicable diseases, are overwhelmingly against choice in vaccination. Christie, Rand Hamstring Themselves on Vaccines One of the great achievements of the last century was the effective elimination of many deadly communicable diseases by the widespread deployment of vaccines. Measles Vaccine: Whose Rights Are At Risk? The bill backed by the Department of Health would expand the state’s authority to respond to serious communicable diseases. House passes bill allowing state to respond to more diseases 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z The current communicable disease laws were last written in the late 1950s and early 1960s when Tuberculosis was more of a threat. Questions and answers on Health Department disease plan 2015-01-24T05:00:00Z The department says it needs to update its communicable disease statutes to protect the public. State reworking outbreak proposal to calm lawmaker concerns 2015-01-24T05:00:00Z A Category 1 disease includes the most serious communicable diseases, like Ebola and SARS. Health department pushing to update laws on serious diseases 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z The basic soundness of the constitutional recognition of a police power to deal with communicable diseases is beyond dispute. Measles Vaccine: Whose Rights Are At Risk? As one of the world’s deadliest communicable diseases, TB presents a massive public health challenge. Three NGOs Fighting Tuberculosis with Mobile Tech 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z Warning flags are still flying in the communicable disease field. William Stewart and the Story of an Erroneous Quote 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z David Mabey, an expert in communicable diseases from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, also said Mrs Cafferkey's reaction to the virus would have been hard to predict. British Ebola nurse 'deteriorating' 2015-01-03T05:00:00Z "It's widespread and it's severe," said Michael Vernon, the county Department of Public Health's director of communicable disease control and prevention. Flu season hitting hard, especially in suburban schools 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z Thus far, the bad news is that private decisions have led people to let down their guard against communicable diseases on the naive assumption that the diseases won’t spread. Measles Vaccine: Whose Rights Are At Risk? “Flu season is here and it’s only going to get worse for the next four to six weeks,” said Dr. Jeff Duchin, chief of communicable disease, epidemiology and immunizations for Public Health – Seattle & King County. Flu season is here, getting worse, says county health official 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z Dr. Jeff Duchin, the chief of communicable disease and epidemiology for Public Health — Seattle and King County, said it’s more likely that the patient has the flu or a cold. Man at Harborview for possible Ebola, but doctors say case unlikely 2014-12-06T05:00:00Z The whole idea about biosafety and even the clinical transport of patients with a serious communicable disease, it’s not just the PPE. Ebola, From the Tarmac to the Isolation Unit Knowledgeable health care specialists, such as Dr. Jeffrey Duchin, King County’s chief of communicable diseases and chairman of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, make compelling civil liberties and financial arguments against such “overkill.” U.S. Ebola workers should self-quarantine before coming home 2014-10-28T04:00:00Z She was housed within the hospital’s serious communicable disease unit, where her contact with nonmedical personnel was limited. Amber Joy Vinson, Dallas Nurse Treated for Ebola, Is Released From Hospital 2014-10-28T04:00:00Z Indeed, federal law authorizes the Surgeon General to adopt quarantines to prevent the spread of communicable disease into the country or across state lines. Can The Feds Slap You In Quarantine? Probably, Though The Law Hasn't Been Updated Since 1918 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z The idea of someone with a communicable disease riding in those same cars, amidst such vast numbers of individuals, is naturally somewhat unnerving. Don’t panic about New York’s Ebola case 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z Through coordination with whatever escort we might have and in communication with Emory University’s serious communicable disease unit, we start heading in their direction. Ebola, From the Tarmac to the Isolation Unit Karen Yeargain is the communicable disease coordinator for the county’s health department. Whooping cough confirmed in 2 Central Oregon kids 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z State, local and federal authorities can all issue quarantines, which separate and restrict the movement of people who were exposed to a communicable disease. Can Ebola-Like Symptoms Get You Kicked Off a Plane? 2014-10-18T04:00:00Z There’s growing concern among health officials that hospitals without specialized isolation units and with little experience treating serious communicable diseases may not be fully prepared to treat the disease. Emory and Nebraska Docs Give Ebola Advice to Worried Hosptials 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z The 1944 Public Health Service Act also allows the federal government to take action to prevent communicable diseases, which include viral hemorrhagic fevers such as Ebola, from spreading into the country. Stepped-up Ebola screening starts at NYC airport: ‘We can’t get the risk to zero’ 2014-10-11T04:00:00Z This is the division that controls communicable diseases, collects data and informs the public among other duties. Charts: Wake up and fund public health, prevention services 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z America has a proud history of arresting the development of communicable diseases, so much so we don’t even have to go the doctor’s office to get a shot. DEBORAH SIMMONS: Stop muddying the Ebola issue 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z “An Ebola patient could walk into any provider’s office, any hospital, any clinic in the state of Washington,” said Dr. Scott Lindquist, state medical epidemiologist for communicable disease. Ready for Ebola? Local health workers say yes 2014-10-11T04:00:00Z But David Mabey, professor of communicable diseases at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, has called screening a complete waste of time. Ebola crisis: actors used to assess UK readiness for virus in nationwide test 2014-10-11T04:00:00Z However, David Mabey, professor of communicable diseases at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, said the screening was a "complete waste of time". Exercise tests UK's Ebola plans 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z The flu is a communicable disease that typically kills 30,000 Americans a year, mainly the very old, the very young and the frail. Ebola and the 41 million uninsured Americans 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z A federal quarantine, which separates people exposed to a communicable disease but who aren’t showing symptoms, is very rarely used. Ebola screening measures rest on federal law 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z The Public Health Service Act also allows the government to act to prevent communicable diseases from spreading into the country. Ebola screening measures rest on federal law 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z Medical personnel are instructed to ask about a patient's travel as part of routine questioning, given the number of communicable diseases overseas, Malow said. Ebola scare at Advocate highlights protocols 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z If a person is believed to have “a possible communicable disease,” they are isolated while the CDC and local authorities conduct the evaluation. Ebola patient in Dallas rues bringing virus to ‘love of my life’ If you want to worry about communicable disease, worry about the 50,000-plus Americans who die of flu and/or pneumonia every year. Ebola, the “heart of darkness” and the epidemic of fear 2014-10-04T04:00:00Z Today, the law gives the administration the power to refuse entry to foreigners with a “communicable disease of public health significance.” Ebola fears prompt calls for travel restrictions between U.S., West Africa 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z “Underreporting is always an issue with communicable diseases,” says Thomas Gift, an economist at the CDC. 5 Reasons We May Never Know Ebola's True Impact 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z He said they urgently needed ways to diagnose patients with communicable diseases, so as to stop the spread of illness. Doctors: Foul floodwaters sicken people in Kashmir 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z Students must be vaccinated for measles, mumps, whooping cough and other communicable diseases. Maryland offers 45-day extension for student immunizations But on Tuesday, Dr. James Watt, chief of the division of communicable disease control at the California Department of Public Health, urged Californians not to worry excessively about the virus for now. Official: Enterovirus no 'cause for concern' in California for now 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z The hospital’s isolation unit was specifically built with the CDC in order to treat patients exposed to serious communicable diseases. Emory University Hospital Will Receive Another Ebola Patient 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z “There’s such a low level of worry” because Ebola doesn’t spread easily, she said, “but we really have to be on top of any communicable disease.” Ebola in mind, US colleges screen some students 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z Mental illness is not a communicable disease, but there’s a strong body of evidence that suicide is still contagious. The Science Behind Suicide Contagion 2014-08-13T04:00:00Z Dr. Phillips played a leading role in all of those episodes and became the health department’s director of general surveillance in the bureau of communicable diseases. Without Breaking a Sweat, a Doctor Tracks Ebola and Other Epidemics 2014-08-10T04:00:00Z Significant public resistance to CDC plans during a communicable disease emergency could make all of us dramatically more vulnerable. Ebola fever The World Health Organization recently moved much of their funds away from communicable disease work amid stifling budgetary restrictions. The U.S. Is Sitting on Promising Ebola Vaccines Brantly is being treated in an isolation ward designed for only the rarest of serious communicable diseases. Ebola patient being treated in U.S. 'seems to be improving' 2014-08-03T04:00:00Z It wasn’t so long ago that epidemics of highly communicable diseases such as diphtheria, measles, polio and whooping cough regularly killed large numbers of American children or left them with permanent disabilities. Vaccines Are A Medical Miracle-And The Best Value In Healthcare 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z Kirby said the cause of death had not yet been determined, but lab results from samples taken from the body were negative for communicable diseases. Body of young stowaway found in US cargo plane 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z As concerns swell over an outbreak of the deadly Ebola disease in several African countries, the military also confirmed that the body was tested for communicable diseases. Adolescent stow-away found dead on U.S. military plane 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z In a statement, Florida health department spokesman Kenneth J. Wolfe said the agency does provide medical exams to the children, as well as vaccines and that if children do have communicable diseases, they are quarantined. Fla. health dept.: Surprised by immigrant arrivals 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z In his letter, Anderson said he was worried about minors introducing health risks such as H1N1 flu virus, scabies, tuberculosis, measles and other communicable diseases. Central American kids coming to JBLM? Neighbors concerned 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z Oklahoma health officials said immigrant children housed at Fort Sill who had communicable diseases were quarantined. Oklahoma lawmaker wants quarantine of migrant children housed in state 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z “Most of our jobs are desk jobs,” said Muppa, who works as a communicable disease investigator for the Will County Health Department. EXCHANGE: Workplace garden boosts morale 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z A panel moderated by Murrieta Mayor Alan Long fielded questions on everything from national border policy to communicable disease to the flight risk of detained immigrants. Residents, officials face off over detainees in a divided Murrieta 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z So preventing these patients from getting HIV/AIDS treatment also means that lots of people won’t get treatment for other communicable diseases. How Anti-Gay Laws Worsen Diseases Like AIDS and TB For 200 to 300 workers, layoffs loom, as do cuts to key efforts to prevent communicable diseases and chronic conditions, Fleming said in interviews this week. Big cuts possible at King County public health clinics 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z “Apparently, a significant amount of communicable disease is suspected by custodial and agent personnel,” Zack Taylor, chairman of the National Association of Former Border Patrol Officers, told Breitbart Texas. Border agents warn of ‘chicken pox, MRSA staph’ from illegal child crossings 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z Dr. de Quadros was relatively little known outside the loosely affiliated web of national and international health authorities that track and combat communicable diseases. Ciro de Quadros, 74, Dies; Leader in Ridding Latin America of Polio 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z All immigrants taken from Texas to California underwent medical screenings in Texas, but certain communicable diseases can’t be detected within several weeks of processing, he said. Residents, officials face off over detainees in a divided Murrieta 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z The lack of access to health services and educational opportunities also contributes to higher rates of serious communicable diseases. Udall proposes border health, security bills 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z And lifespans are still getting longer, communicable disease continues to reduce, age adjusted cancer rates are falling: there’s simply no evidence at all that the health of the population is declining. The Lancet's Manifesto For Planetary Health: Loons On The Loose 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z “But we are also protecting communities across the state that could potentially be harmed by communicable diseases when former prisoners relocate to neighborhoods upon re-entry.” California may distribute condoms to prison inmates; bill is advancing in state legislature 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z "But we are also protecting communities across the state that could potentially be harmed by communicable diseases when former prisoners relocate to neighborhoods upon re-entry." California considers distributing condoms to prisoners 2014-05-13T04:00:00Z The pathogen prevalence theory argues that a high prevalence of communicable disease in some areas makes it more difficult to deal with strangers, which in turn can make a region more insular and collectivistic. In China, Personality Could Come Down to Rice Versus Wheat 2014-05-09T12:05:44Z If so, giving them accurate information might change their minds about protecting their children against communicable diseases like measles — a near-eradicated disease that has flared anew. Public Health: Vaccine Opponents Can Be Immune to Education 2014-05-08T13:24:58Z Transplanting these products into people requires meticulous record-keeping and screening for communicable diseases. Policy: How to regulate faecal transplants 2014-02-19T18:50:53.475Z From the infectious disease perspective, surveillance is essential, as are strict regulations to try and prevent the spread of communicable disease. Germs, Microbes Compete With Athletes in Sochi Olympics 2014-02-05T17:36:29Z Outbreaks of communicable disease are on the rise. Doctors Are Fleeing Syria 2014-02-04T10:50:24Z In California, 52 people died last week alone, including one child, the state's chief of communicable disease control told reporters on a conference call Friday. California sees high rate of flu deaths in unusually severe season 2014-02-01T02:10:45Z The stench of human waste baking in the sun was overwhelming, and humanitarian workers were preoccupied by the possibility of an outbreak of a communicable disease like cholera. In South Sudan Camp, Lives Compressed 2013-12-30T01:46:39Z A growing number of U.S. hospitals now compel health care workers to get vaccinated against the flu and other infectious diseases to protect patients from communicable diseases. Mandatory Shots: Should Hospitals Force Health Care Workers to Get the Flu Vaccine? 2013-12-23T21:45:00.592Z "This is a communicable disease—with population movements it can travel to other areas," said Mr. Rosenbauer. U.N. Confirms Polio Outbreak in Syria 2013-10-29T14:15:19Z The more people who are vaccinated, the stronger the effect of herd immunity, which acts as a biological shield against communicable diseases for entire populations. Measles Cases Hit Record High 2013-09-12T21:35:30Z "It would be a poor area as well generally and you'd find very cramped conditions, very poor or non-existent sanitation, conditions in which disease, particularly communicable disease, would thrive." Glasgow's bubonic plague outbreak 2013-08-30T23:50:57Z At the same time, public health doctors increased screenings and treatment at Rikers Island, a likely vortex of communicable disease. The Impossible Mayor of the Possible 2013-08-16T20:24:51Z One can guess our fate if a communicable disease breaks out. Op-Ed Contributor: Letter From Ethiopia’s Gulag 2013-07-25T00:57:32Z Harvesting organs is allowed in New York State, provided the donor does not carry a potentially communicable disease, the survivors approve and the person is not too old. Michael Mastromarino, Dentist Guilty in Organ Scheme, Dies at 49 2013-07-09T01:19:19Z “Illegal aliens simply cross our borders medically unexamined, hiding in their bodies any number of communicable diseases.” Banning the Term ‘Illegal Immigrant’ Won’t Change the Stigma 2013-04-09T09:45:21Z "If this was a communicable disease, we would call it a pandemic." Obesity not a problem for the rich 2013-01-27T08:50:37Z The Chinese authorities have long tackled the rise in communicable diseases among gay men with all the sensitivity of a swinging billy club. Chinese Groups Slowly Carve Out Space in Work Against H.I.V./AIDS 2013-01-03T01:32:38Z “It is much too simplistic to think that stem cells are removed from the body and then returned to the body without a ‘manufacturing process’ that includes risk of transmission of communicable diseases,” he says. FDA’s claims over stem cells upheld 2012-08-01T17:50:29.907Z Over a 70-year career, Dr. Breslow helped expand the very definition of public health, from the historical concentration on communicable disease to a new concern with individual behavior and the effects of community and environment. Lester Breslow, Who Tied Good Habits to Longevity, Dies at 97 2012-04-14T21:02:47Z The great obstacle to be overcome in carrying out the law of segregation consists in the fact that the Hawaiians do not appreciate and refuse to be convinced that leprosy is a communicable disease. Health, Happiness, and Longevity Health without medicine: happiness without money: the result, longevity 2012-03-22T02:00:38.537Z Yellow fever is a specific, infectious, and communicable disease of one febrile paroxysm. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z What is needed at the present moment is a universal conviction that tuberculosis is not an hereditary but a communicable disease. Essays In Pastoral Medicine 2012-03-05T03:00:09.993Z In the meantime, the state has directed that the animals be quarantined until it is clear they are not carrying serious communicable diseases, including the herpes B virus. The Lede Blog: Leopard From Zanesville, Ohio, Reserve Is Euthanized After Accident 2012-01-31T17:23:44Z "Under FDA's regulations, sperm donors are required to be screened for risk factors that may increase the chances of transmitting a communicable disease," FDA spokesperson Rita Chappelle explained in an email. California sperm donor at odds with federal regulators 2011-12-20T17:18:29Z Those suffering from acute or communicable diseases were rigidly excluded. Nurses' Papers on Tuberculosis : read before the Nurses' Study Circle of the Dispensary Department, Chicago Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium 2011-11-25T03:00:11.053Z Nevertheless, the actual average prolongation of life is more probably due to the very great reduction in infant mortality and in deaths from infectious and communicable diseases. Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. 2011-10-11T02:01:07.890Z Before 2005, when the Food and Drug Administration issued donor screening rules — specifying, for example, that sperm be tested for communicable diseases — there were no federal regulations of sperm banks. Sperm-donor children face challenges in learning their medical history 2011-09-26T21:26:08Z "The first thing that had to be done is to get away from this mind-set, this belief, this prejudice almost if you like, that it's all around communicable disease." U.N. assembly backs steps to fight chronic disease 2011-09-19T21:39:11Z The findings were released six days before world leaders meet at the United Nations in New York to discuss a global plan to fight diabetes, stroke, cancer and other so-called non- communicable diseases. Diabetes, Killing Every Seven Seconds, Spurs Global Action Call 2011-09-14T06:24:22Z The global burden of diabetes and other so-called non- communicable diseases may hinder development, according to the United Nations, which will discuss the issue at a meeting in New York Sept. 19-20. Diabetic Moms Portend China’s Looming Chronic Disease Crisis 2011-09-04T23:34:11Z Too often, old age is maligned, as if it is a communicable disease that, avoided or ignored, will never touch more than that which it has already claimed. Through these Eyes The courageous struggle to find meaning in a life stressed with cancer 2011-08-14T02:00:18.947Z All the victims fell ill between July 10 and July 29, but Oregon public health officials did not begin their investigation until August 3, said Dr. Paul Cieslak, communicable disease manager for Oregon Public Health. E. Coli outbreak in Oregon linked to strawberries 2011-08-08T23:29:13Z Dr Salter, a consultant in communicable disease control at the HPA's Health Protection Unit in the South West has been attending festivals, including Glastonbury, for 20 years, to offer health protection advice. Health warning to festival goers 2011-06-21T13:36:02Z When discussing HCV, comparisons with HIV are nearly unavoidable — both appeared on the communicable disease radar around the same time and both have similar modes of transmission. Introduction: A smouldering public-health crisis 2011-06-13T13:20:31.180Z The jail, which was built in 1991, was designed to house inmates with tuberculosis and other communicable diseases. Lawyers Move to Get Strauss-Kahn Out of Jail 2011-05-18T22:59:09Z Points of emphasis adopted by the committee for 2011-12 include communicable diseases, injury time-outs, coach/referee conference, and concussion recognition and management. New wrestling weight classes coming for 2011-12 2011-04-26T16:24:05Z "It's like asking in the 1980s if a few HIV cases should be a big worry," said Guenael Rodier, director of communicable diseases at the World Health Organization's office in Copenhagen. Researchers find superbug gene in New Delhi water 2011-04-07T01:16:05Z There are also concerns about the threat to public health if illegal immigrants with communicable diseases stay away from emergency rooms for fear of being deported. Welcome to the ER. Your Papers, Please 2011-02-26T00:35:14Z "So personal hygiene gets affected and your whole state of mind gets affected and in those conditions, people are also more vulnerable to communicable diseases." Growing pains 2011-02-21T23:24:54Z Dental caries, also known as cavities or tooth decay, is a communicable disease. Mobile dental clinic brings care to poor children in Prince George's County 2011-02-21T14:43:08Z For hypochondriacs, New York City offers EpiQuery, an interactive database of communicable diseases from amebiasis to yersiniosis on the health department’s Web site. Leprosy, Plague and Other Visitors to New York 2011-02-10T14:57:08Z Inmates are often not in the best physical shape because of communicable diseases, poor diet and other issues related to health, Caplan said. 'Conditioned on' kidney donation, sisters' prison release prompts ethics debate 2010-12-31T00:46:03Z He also said inmates often are not in the best physical shape because of communicable diseases, poor diet and other issues related to health. Ethical flags raised over granting parole for kidney donation 2010-12-31T03:22:03Z "What you see is not just communicable diseases which affect the health of the people," he says. Growing pains 2011-02-21T23:24:54Z Dr. Anthony Marfin, Washington State’s epidemiologist for communicable diseases, said it was possible the contamination was relatively low, so no severe illnesses were reported. Food Safety Battle Entangles a Small Cheesemaker 2010-11-19T20:55:00Z They don’t think enough people are impacted, so they are more interested in solving communicable diseases. A Conversation With David J. Weatherall: Studying Tropical Genetic Blood Diseases 2010-10-12T15:20:00Z No wonder, then, that an aircraft’s cabin in commonly seen as a particularly effective purveyor of communicable disease. Itineraries: Airplane Air Is No Riskier Than Other Enclosed Spaces, Study Says 2010-10-04T21:08:00Z Matthew Davis, associate professor of pediatrics and communicable diseases at the University of Michigan, was the director of the study. Poll: Fewer opportunities seen for minority kids 2010-07-07T21:43:00Z Amnesty International said these women were at high risk of communicable diseases such as cholera and dysentery. Kenya's slum women risk health to avoid violence: group 2010-07-07T16:10:00Z Thacker said they also need more experts in the broad areas of public health, not just communicable diseases. China, US open disease study center in Shanghai 2010-06-29T06:35:00Z It is clearly in the public interest for patients to be able to seek confidential medical advice and treatment, particularly in cases of communicable diseases. Breaking silence 2010-04-07T09:13:00Z Having done so, they compared their results with national-health indicators in each of those countries, including child mortality, life expectancy and the prevalence of communicable disease. The battle of the sexes: Face off 2010-03-18T11:42:00Z Also important is establishing surveillance networks to detect outbreaks of communicable diseases, a significant threat at the makeshift camps. 2010-01-29T09:01:00Z Ms. Kagan drew an analogy to continuing to quarantine people with communicable diseases after their sentences were complete. 2010-01-13T05:58:00Z Now a new study that uses Framingham to analyse loneliness has found that it spreads very much like a communicable disease. 2009-12-10T10:59:00Z Results have been obtained in the discovery of typhoid-carriers and of cases of communicable disease that amply justify this procedure as an important measure for protecting the community against the dissemination of infection. Food Poisoning The first chapter of this book described the ways in which communicable diseases are carried from person to person, and also some principles underlying methods of prevention. American Red Cross Text-Book on Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick Michigan has already decreed that every school child shall be taught the cause and prevention of the communicable diseases, and several other states are contemplating like action. Health Lessons Book 1 Tuberculosis is an infectious and communicable disease characterized in its early stages by the formation, in various organs of the body, of minute nodules or tubercles, which contain Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the cause of the disease. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle Two historic investigations of epidemics which have thoroughly convinced sanitarians that typhoid fever is a communicable disease and that water is the vehicle for its transmission may be briefly cited. Rural Hygiene The parasitic group includes those which are the cause of various communicable diseases. Outlines of Dairy Bacteriology, 8th edition A Concise Manual for the Use of Students in Dairying The cleaning of rooms after a communicable disease will be considered later. American Red Cross Text-Book on Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick In this state, measles and scarlet fever are among the communicable diseases which must be reported. Five Lectures on Blindness As with other communicable diseases, the source and origin of foot-and-mouth disease have given rise to much speculation. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle It has also been supposed that the city, with its crowded quarters, vitiated air, and communicable diseases, has a much larger death-rate. Society Its Origin and Development Diphtheria is an acute, specific, infectious, communicable disease. The Eugenic Marriage, Volume IV. (of IV.) A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies Other cases of insanity result from diseases of the heart, arteries, and kidneys, and still others have been traced to the poisons of tuberculosis, typhoid, diphtheria, and other communicable diseases. American Red Cross Text-Book on Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick Physicians bitterly attacked compulsory vaccination, medical inspection of schools, compulsory notification of communicable diseases. Civics and Health Advances made in our knowledge of how diseases are spread and controlled, particularly through recent studies in bacteriology and immunity, have made it possible to keep communicable diseases in absolute subjection. On the Fringe of the Great Fight Bathrooms with open plumbing and greater attention to the preservation of health have supplemented more thorough efforts to the spread of communicable diseases. Society Its Origin and Development How to Keep From Getting and Spreading Typhoid Fever.—Typhoid fever is a communicable disease, but, if certain precautions are taken, its contraction and spread can almost certainly be prevented. The Eugenic Marriage, Volume IV. (of IV.) A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies |
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